Technical Leadership Job Trends in the North of England

Technical Leadership
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Technical Leadership skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 119 163
Rank change year-on-year -33 +44 +50
Permanent jobs citing Technical Leadership 174 129 249
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.05% 2.01% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 2.14% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 125 111 158
10th Percentile £54,880 £53,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £62,000 £61,297 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £65,066
Median % change year-on-year - +15.27% +0.10%
75th Percentile £86,253 £97,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £76,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +4.58% +5.52% -9.38%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Technical Leadership falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,204 6,029 13,477
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 73.94% 94.07% 83.72%
Number of salaries quoted 7,455 3,710 10,785
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,716 £37,099
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technical Leadership relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Technical Leadership job vacancy trend in the North of England

Technical Leadership
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Technical Leadership.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Technical Leadership

Technical Leadership
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in the North of England over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Leadership in the North of England

Technical Leadership
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leadership within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -10 89 £75,000 - 55
Yorkshire -41 68 £75,000 +3.45% 43
North East -21 17 £70,079 -6.56% 20
Technical Leadership
England

Technical Leadership
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.45%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.87%) Appian
2 5 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.15%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 3 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 72 (41.38%) Azure
2 45 (25.86%) AWS
3 21 (12.07%) SaaS
4 13 (7.47%) GCP
5 10 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (5.75%) Serverless
6 9 (5.17%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.30%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.30%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 4 (2.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 3 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.72%) Azure Key Vault
8 3 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.72%) Figma
8 3 (1.72%) GitHub
8 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.72%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.15%) Apigee
9 2 (1.15%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 23 (13.22%) Broadband
2 10 (5.75%) DNS
3 6 (3.45%) Firewall
4 3 (1.72%) LAN
4 3 (1.72%) VPN
4 3 (1.72%) WAN
5 2 (1.15%) DHCP
5 2 (1.15%) Network Security
6 1 (0.57%) LTE
6 1 (0.57%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.57%) VLAN
6 1 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.02%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.87%) NoSQL
2 5 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (2.30%) Metadata
3 4 (2.30%) Power BI
4 3 (1.72%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.15%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.57%) ClickHouse
6 1 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.57%) MySQL
6 1 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.57%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (6.32%) Git
1 11 (6.32%) GitLab
2 4 (2.30%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.30%) Selenium
3 3 (1.72%) JMeter
3 3 (1.72%) NUnit
4 2 (1.15%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.15%) Cucumber
4 2 (1.15%) Cypress.io
4 2 (1.15%) Gatling
4 2 (1.15%) JIRA
4 2 (1.15%) REST Assured
4 2 (1.15%) Vagrant
5 1 (0.57%) GDB
5 1 (0.57%) JUnit
5 1 (0.57%) Locust
5 1 (0.57%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.57%) WinDbg
General
1 29 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 24 (13.79%) Games
3 20 (11.49%) Finance
4 15 (8.62%) Public Sector
5 9 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (5.17%) Law
6 5 (2.87%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.30%) Marketing
8 3 (1.72%) Electronics
8 3 (1.72%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.15%) Banking
9 2 (1.15%) Local Government
9 2 (1.15%) Military
9 2 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.57%) Legal
10 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.57%) Retail
10 1 (0.57%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 90 (51.72%) Lead
2 34 (19.54%) Developer
3 31 (17.82%) Software Engineer
4 25 (14.37%) Lead Developer
5 22 (12.64%) Architect
6 21 (12.07%) Lead Software Engineer
7 18 (10.34%) Senior
8 14 (8.05%) Technical Leader
9 13 (7.47%) C# Developer
9 13 (7.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (6.90%) Lead C# Developer
11 9 (5.17%) Engineering Manager
11 9 (5.17%) Principal Engineer
12 8 (4.60%) Cloud Engineer
12 8 (4.60%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (4.60%) Lead Cloud Engineer
12 8 (4.60%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
13 7 (4.02%) Data Engineer
13 7 (4.02%) Senior Software Engineer
14 5 (2.87%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (24.14%) .NET
2 23 (13.22%) React
3 10 (5.75%) Node.js
3 10 (5.75%) Spring
4 8 (4.60%) Spring Boot
5 6 (3.45%) .NET Core
5 6 (3.45%) AngularJS
6 5 (2.87%) ASP.NET
6 5 (2.87%) PySpark
6 5 (2.87%) RESTful
6 5 (2.87%) Vue
7 4 (2.30%) .NET Framework
7 4 (2.30%) Playwright
8 3 (1.72%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (1.72%) Entity Framework
8 3 (1.72%) Micronaut
8 3 (1.72%) Vitest
8 3 (1.72%) Web Services
8 3 (1.72%) XML
9 2 (1.15%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 27 (15.52%) Onboarding
2 24 (13.79%) Mobile App
3 20 (11.49%) Product Ownership
4 15 (8.62%) Cloud Native
4 15 (8.62%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (2.87%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.30%) Distributed Computing
6 4 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (2.30%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.72%) CMDB
7 3 (1.72%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.15%) AI Agents
8 2 (1.15%) Distributed Architecture
8 2 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.57%) Culture of Ownership
9 1 (0.57%) Lidar
9 1 (0.57%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.57%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 24 (13.79%) Android
1 24 (13.79%) Apple iOS
2 7 (4.02%) Windows
3 4 (2.30%) Linux
4 3 (1.72%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.57%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (59.20%) Mentoring
2 73 (41.95%) Agile
3 54 (31.03%) Roadmaps
3 54 (31.03%) Software Engineering
4 52 (29.89%) CI/CD
5 45 (25.86%) Coaching
6 40 (22.99%) Decision-Making
7 39 (22.41%) AI
8 31 (17.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (17.82%) Full-Stack Development
9 27 (15.52%) Observability
10 26 (14.94%) Problem-Solving
11 25 (14.37%) DevOps
12 24 (13.79%) Incident Management
12 24 (13.79%) Microservices
13 23 (13.22%) Backends for Frontends
13 23 (13.22%) Budgeting
13 23 (13.22%) Project Management
14 20 (11.49%) TDD
15 16 (9.20%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (19.54%) C#
1 34 (19.54%) SQL
2 27 (15.52%) Python
3 26 (14.94%) Java
4 20 (11.49%) JavaScript
5 18 (10.34%) TypeScript
6 6 (3.45%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.87%) T-SQL
8 4 (2.30%) Bicep
8 4 (2.30%) PHP
9 3 (1.72%) C++
10 2 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.57%) Delphi
11 1 (0.57%) Go
Qualifications
1 11 (6.32%) Degree
2 9 (5.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (1.72%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (1.72%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (1.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (1.15%) Azure Certification
4 2 (1.15%) CISSP
4 2 (1.15%) SC Cleared
4 2 (1.15%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.57%) CCNA
5 1 (0.57%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.57%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (17.24%) Accessibility
2 10 (5.75%) QA
3 2 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.15%) NIST
4 1 (0.57%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 1 (0.57%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.57%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (9.77%) Docker
2 3 (1.72%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (1.72%) Virtual Servers
2 3 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.15%) Firmware
3 2 (1.15%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (10.92%) Kubernetes
2 18 (10.34%) Terraform
3 2 (1.15%) Grafana
3 2 (1.15%) Packer
3 2 (1.15%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.57%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 25 (14.37%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.60%) Oracle
3 6 (3.45%) Databricks
4 5 (2.87%) Google
5 4 (2.30%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.72%) DevExpress
6 3 (1.72%) IFS
6 3 (1.72%) VMware
7 2 (1.15%) Foundry
7 2 (1.15%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.15%) UiPath
8 1 (0.57%) Aruba
8 1 (0.57%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.57%) Cisco
8 1 (0.57%) Dell
8 1 (0.57%) Ekahau
8 1 (0.57%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.57%) HP
8 1 (0.57%) IBM
8 1 (0.57%) Talend